The NYC mayor backs the Michigan Democrat as both face Islamophobic attacks from Republicans ahead of Nov. 3 election

Dan Hanover has planted a sign in the front yard of his home in Tarrytown as if trying to ward off a curse. It bears just three words, “Mike Lawler for Congress,” but that is more than enough for everyone here to understand what it means: the retiree is determined to do whatever he can to help the Republican who represents this charming village north of New York City keep his seat in the House of Representatives after the November 3 election.

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Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, who introduced the bill, says codifying the governor’s executive order would keep a future administration from undoing it

In the Bronx, the city’s chief executive accused the GOP nominee of governing by punishment, with the Nov. 3 vote nearing

There is still over an hour before the protagonist appears, but the line already wraps around the block. Dozens of people wait patiently for their turn to see the man who has become the great hope of the Democratic left wing. When he begins to speak, pandemonium breaks out: “My name is Abdul El‑Sayed and I am going to be your next senator in Washington.” Over the next hour, the hundreds gathered in this venue will applaud, laugh, and cheer every word from the mouth of the new star of American politics, who has already made a fitted black T‑shirt and jeans his trademark look. We are in Lansing, Michigan’s capital, where one of the most gripping battles of the midterm elections — just over two weeks away — is being fought.

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Il sindaco di New York, Zohran Mamdani, ha deciso di non sfilare lungo la Fifth Avenue in occasione della tradizionale parata del Columbus Day che si terrà oggi. La conferma, come riportato dal quotidiano The New York Times, è giunta direttamente dal Municipio senza ulteriori spiegazioni, accompagnata soltanto dal preavviso di un futuro ricevimento a […]

Pandering to Israel partisans above the needs of other New Yorkers, NY mayor increases security funding for synagogues, will focus on folding Jewish history into public school education, and pledges to highlight important Jewish cultural and religious sites in the mayor’s day-to-day governance of the city